European Economic
and Social Committee
Seminar in Kobe
PROGRAMME
Moderator: Prof. Masahiko Yoshii (Faculty of Economics), Kobe University
10:00-10:10 Opening
10:10-10:30 Prof. Kazufumi Yugami, Social Science Department of Organization of Advanced Science and Technology, Kobe University:
Technological change and its impact on labour markets: Case of Europe and Japan
10:30-10:50 Prof. Zhi-Wei Luo, Graduate School of System Informatics, Department of System Science, Kobe University:
Impact of Robotics Innovation for Aging Society
10:50-11:10 Ms Eve Päärendson, President, EESC-Japan Follow-up Committee, Member of Employers Group, EESC:
Technological change: impact on skill demand
11:10-11:30 Mr Osamu Yoguchi, General Manager of Planning and Research Department, Kansai Association of Corporate Executives (KACE/Kansai Keizai Doyukai):
Japanese executives´ point of view on technological change and its impact
11:30-11:50 Mr Krzysztof Pater, Member, EESC-Japan Follow-up Committee Member of Diversity Europe Group, EESC:
Platform Work and Other New Forms of Employment Driven by Digitalisation
11:50-12:10 Mrs Laure Batut, Member, EESC-Japan Follow-up Committee Member of Employees' Group, EESC:
The consequences of digitalisation on working conditions
12:10-12:25 Mr Junichiro Kuroda, Deputy Director-General for World Expo 2025, Ministry of Economy and Industry (METI):
Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai: “Designing Future Society for Our Lives
12:25-12:35 Discussion